A Future for Policing in England and Wales

• Examines major police reform proposals, including the Winsor Report, the Comprehensive Spending Review and the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act, and analyses what these changes mean for the future of policing in England and Wales
• Written by the former Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Police, with over 30 years' policing experience
• Follows on from the author's previous work, A History of Policing in England and Wales which charted the history of modern policing since the establishment of the tri-partite system in 1964 through to 2010

Encapsulating new policing developments under the Coalition, A Future for Policing: Developments in Policing in England and Wales for the 21st Century examines the major reform proposals and reports brought in since May 2010, including the Winsor Report and the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review, and analyses what these changes mean for the future of policing in England and Wales. 

In the 1990s and 2000s the Police Service in England and Wales underwent profound change which saw massive increases in resources accompanied by increased centralism, a more business-like approach, and the proliferation of national objectives, targets and strategic plans. The Coalition Government signalled a radical shift away from that political consensus towards fewer numbers, a significant reduction in resources, decentralisation, and the creation of locally elected crime commissioners. This book argues that, as a consequence of this, British society and politics are entering a difficult and complex future, featuring a return to some aspects the social tension and disorder which characterised the 1970s and 1980s, and that the Police Service is currently ill-structured to adapt to the changes.

Drawing on the author's own experience as one the country's most senior chief constables and his continuing experience as a police historian and analyst of contemporary police affairs, A Future for Policing will be of interest to senior police officers and policing academics, as well as those involved in leadership and other personal development programmes. It will also be of interest to policymakers and historians.

Readership: Senior police officers, police managers, police officers on leadership programmes, police studies students and academics, police and university libraries, Police Professional Development Departments, police associations and training organisations. It will also be of interest to policy makers and historians.